Few tennis matches have ever been anticipated as eagerly as the one that was played on July 6, 2008 ... back to the French Open, Nadal had now won five straight sets against Federer, and when ...

Yet reaching the semifinals at all four Grand Slam tournaments in 2008 was considered a down year for Federer ... appeared in the French Open semifinals, losing to Nadal in that round in 2005 ...

Rafael Nadal ... 10th French Open, and he managed it without dropping a set throughout the tournament. It was his most one-sided final win since allowing Federer just four games in the 2008 ...